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Randy Blair

Randy Blair

Randy Blair is a multihyphenate theatre artist, with work spanning the disciplines of acting, writing, directing and design. His most recent credits include Max’s And Just Like That,…

Mia Barron

Mia Barron

Mia is a Los Angeles based actor who teaches Advanced Acting in the MFA Performance program. For her work as an actor Off-Broadway, she has received…

Aspen Cole

Know Your Resources: Advising

Our new series presents helpful resources for students, introduced by the faculty and staff who run them.

advising
Justin Key

Justin Key

Dr. Justin Key is a multi-hyphenated creative with a unique blend of expertise in acting, entertainment business and entrepreneurship. With over 15 years of experience…

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Zakiya Young

Zakiya Young is an accomplished actress, singer and playwright. In August of 2022, she was honored to participate in the Ojai Playwrights Conference New Works…

Edgard De Dios

Edgard De Dios

Ed De Dios brings over ten years of Technical Theatre experience to the USC School of Dramatic Arts. He has previously spent time with Torrance…

Ten SDA students stand side by side in front of the set of a house.

SDA students spend a day on the set of Based on a True Story

Thanks to the generosity of Jason Bateman, School of Dramatic Arts students visited a live set and spent the day learning from artists and executives.

Thanks to the generosity of Hollywood legend Jason Bateman, SDA students visited a working set and spent the day learning from creatives and executives.

big opportunities
Photo of Broadway street with a sign advertising Hamilton.

USC alumni light up Broadway

Next time you’re in New York, catch one of these Trojans living out their dream in New York’s famous theatre district.

Broadway
Headshot of Sean Allinson.

Sean Allinson

Sean Allinson is a sound engineer from Los Angeles, CA. Sean has served in a variety of facets throughout several shows during college, including Stage…

Headshot of Director of MFA Dramatic Writing Program and Associate Professor of Dramatic Writing Luis Alfaro.

Faculty Q&A: Luis Alfaro

Director of the MFA in Dramatic Writing Program Luis Alfaro talks growing up in Pico/Union, being an Artist/Citizen and the difference between being liked and being understood.

getting to know